“By banning outdoor camps and pouring resources into one campus, critics framed the state’s efforts as using coercion to move marginalized individuals to some place where they are less visible, and unable to leave of their own free will”
Sure, they want to round up people off the street and concentrate them in prison-like camps, but no idea where the Nazi comparison came from
Utah Governor Spencer Cox called funding for the homeless camp his “top priority” for the 2026 legislative session during a housing conference at the University of Utah where he pushed back against a New York Times article that cited a source who likened Utah’s campus plan to a Nazi concentration camp.
actually, getting them in one location may be very economical for getting homeless medical, dental care, and addictions treatment, but sure, some guardrails and scrutiny are required. Of course, it shouldn't be a dumping ground, on one hand, and not a magnet for easy living, on the other. It's a tightrope for sure.
Currently, incarceration for criminal offenses probably saves many lives, ironically. Not just those of potential victims, but those of the offenders as well. I've seen some examples of that first hand. But this may be a better option, if it has sufficient funding, staffing, planning and oversight.
“By banning outdoor camps and pouring resources into one campus, critics framed the state’s efforts as using coercion to move marginalized individuals to some place where they are less visible, and unable to leave of their own free will”
Sure, they want to round up people off the street and concentrate them in prison-like camps, but no idea where the Nazi comparison came from
Utah Governor Spencer Cox called funding for the homeless camp his “top priority” for the 2026 legislative session during a housing conference at the University of Utah where he pushed back against a New York Times article that cited a source who likened Utah’s campus plan to a Nazi concentration camp.
actually, getting them in one location may be very economical for getting homeless medical, dental care, and addictions treatment, but sure, some guardrails and scrutiny are required. Of course, it shouldn't be a dumping ground, on one hand, and not a magnet for easy living, on the other. It's a tightrope for sure.
Currently, incarceration for criminal offenses probably saves many lives, ironically. Not just those of potential victims, but those of the offenders as well. I've seen some examples of that first hand. But this may be a better option, if it has sufficient funding, staffing, planning and oversight.